USN-2629-1: CUPS vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 15.04
• Ubuntu 14.10
• Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 12.04

Packages

• cups - Common UNIX Printing System(tm)

Details

It was discovered that CUPS incorrectly handled reference counting when
handling localized strings. A remote attacker could use this issue to
escalate permissions, upload a replacement CUPS configuration file, and
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-1158)

It was discovered that the CUPS templating engine contained a cross-site
scripting issue. A remote attacker could use this issue to bypass default
configuration settings. (CVE-2015-1159)

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 15.04

• cups - 2.0.2-1ubuntu3.1

Ubuntu 14.10

• cups - 1.7.5-3ubuntu3.2

Ubuntu 14.04

• cups - 1.7.2-0ubuntu1.6

Ubuntu 12.04

• cups - 1.5.3-0ubuntu8.7

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2015-1158
• CVE-2015-1159